PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Townsend
vs
Wawelski

183 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Townsend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wawelski gets a double leg takedown into Townsend's guard.
Wawelski advances position into side control!
Wawelski wants to stand but Townsend has his arm trapped.
Wawelski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Townsend keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wawelski slows the pace down.
Townsend knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wawelski on the ground.
Wawelski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wawelski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Townsend some visible discomfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Townsend's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wawelski controlling the position.
Townsend manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wawelski's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend is looking to control Wawelski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Townsend avoid being mounted?
Townsend is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Wawelski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Townsend wants to control but Wawelski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wawelski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Wawelski is going to stand back up.
Wawelski trying to control from half guard but Townsend is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Townsend is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wawelski pulls his head out easily.
Wawelski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Townsend keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Wawelski misses.

Wawelski gets tackled into the cage by Townsend. Townsend maintains the clinch.

Wawelski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Townsend is trying to keep an underhook but Wawelski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Townsend taking some punishment here, with Wawelski in his half guard.
Wawelski slips a nice elbow through Townsend's hands, connecting with Townsend's forehead.
Townsend wants to control but Wawelski is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Wawelski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Townsend sees it coming and defends easily.
Townsend trying to hold on to Wawelski's head to control him but Wawelski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend punching from the bottom.
Wawelski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Townsend knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Townsend blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wawelski.
Townsend blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wawelski.
Wawelski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wawelski wants to stand up but Townsend is controlling the position.
Townsend really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wawelski in particular looking to stall.

Townsend is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wawelski pulls his head out easily.
Townsend is breathing heavily.
Townsend has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wawelski is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wawelski controlling the action here.
Wawelski moves into full mount! Townsend won't be happy about that!
Wawelski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Townsend reaches up to try and control the position but Wawelski seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Townsend rolls and tries to escape and now Wawelski has his back!
Townsend trying to control the hands but Wawelski breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosma Wawelski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wawelski shoots in and gets a takedown into Townsend's guard.

Townsend pushes Wawelski off and scrambles back to his feet.

Wawelski drives through with a takedown into Townsend's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wawelski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Townsend is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wawelski defends well.
Wawelski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wawelski wants to stand but Townsend has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wawelski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Townsend has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wawelski has managed to get both his arms back between Townsend's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawelski wants to control from the top but Townsend keeps moving.
Wawelski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wawelski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wawelski looking to pass the guard.
Wawelski advances position into side control!
Townsend seems a little lost for a moment, as Wawelski dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wawelski trying to control the action but Townsend is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wawelski landing strikes.
Townsend looks to move to half guard but instead Wawelski has passed into mount! Damn!
Townsend tries to lock up and control but Wawelski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wawelski trying to control but Townsend is having none of it.
Wawelski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Wawelski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Townsend is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski pulls Townsend in close to his closed guard and prevents Townsend from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wawelski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wawelski is looking to stand up but Townsend isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wawelski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wawelski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kosma Wawelski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Townsend lands a couple of digs.
Wawelski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Townsend accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wawelski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Townsend content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kosma Wawelski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wawelski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Wawelski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Wawelski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wawelski throwing shots but Townsend is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawelski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wawelski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wawelski wants to control but Townsend is keeping him busy.
Wawelski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Townsend tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Wawelski is working for a submission of some sort.

Townsend actively working from the bottom here.
Wawelski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Townsend looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wawelski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Townsend wants to hold on but Wawelski pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wawelski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wawelski lands a heavy elbow.
Townsend tries to hold on but Wawelski postures up.
Townsend throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wawelski. What's that going to do exactly?
Townsend is in a horrible position here. Wawelski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wawelski with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawelski landing strikes from the mount and Townsend is in trouble!
Wawelski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Townsend swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Townsend is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wawelski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wawelski avoids the attempt from Townsend to control.
Wawelski tries to control but Townsend wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend wants to hold on but Wawelski pushes him away.
Wawelski controlling his opponent.
Wawelski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Townsend is rocked!

Wawelski has isolated one of Townsend's arms. Townsend looking to fight him off but Wawelski twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kosma Wawelski!